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2 Chronicles 24 Free Bible Version
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1 Joash was seven when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for forty years. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
1 DE SIETE años era Joas cuando comenzó á reinar, y cuarenta años reinó en Jerusalem. El nombre de su madre fué Sibia, de Beer-seba.
2 Joash did what was right in the Lord's sight during the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest.
2 E hizo Joas lo recto en ojos de Jehová todos los días de Joiada el sacerdote.
3 Jehoiada arranged for him to marry two wives, and he had sons and daughters.
3 Y tomó para él Joiada dos mujeres; y engendró hijos é hijas.
4 Some time later, Joash decided to repair the Lord's Temple.
4 Después de esto aconteció que Joas tuvo voluntad de reparar la casa de Jehová.
5 He summoned the priests and Levites and told them, “Go to the towns of Judah and collect the yearly dues from everyone in Israel to repair the Temple of your God. Do it right away.” But the Levites did not go right away.
5 Y juntó los sacerdotes y los Levitas, y díjoles: Salid por las ciudades de Judá, y juntad dinero de todo Israel, para que cada año sea reparada la casa de vuestro Dios; y vosotros poned diligencia en el negocio. Mas los Levitas no pusieron diligencia.
6 So the king called for Jehoiada the high priest and asked him, “Why haven't you ordered the Levites to collect from Judah and Jerusalem the tax that Moses, the Lord's servant, and the assembly of Israel imposed to maintain the Tent of the Law?”
6 Por lo cual el rey llamó á Joiada el principal, y díjole: ¿Por qué no has procurado que los Levitas traigan de Judá y de Jerusalem al tabernáculo del testimonio, la ofrenda que impuso Moisés siervo de Jehová, y de la congregación de Israel?
7 (The supporters of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into God's Temple and had stolen the holy objects of the Lord's Temple and used them to worship the Baals.)
7 Porque la impía Athalía y sus hijos habían destruído la casa de Dios, y además habían gastado en los ídolos todas las cosas consagradas á la casa de Jehová.
8 The king ordered a collection chest to be made and placed outside the entrance to the Lord's Temple.
8 Mandó pues el rey que hiciesen un arca, la cual pusieron fuera á la puerta de la casa de Jehová;
9 A decree was proclaimed throughout Judea and Jerusalem to bring to the Lord the tax that Moses, the Lord's servant, imposed on Israel in the wilderness.
9 E hicieron pregonar en Judá y en Jerusalem, que trajesen á Jehová la ofrenda que Moisés siervo de Dios había impuesto á Israel en el desierto.
10 All the leaders and all the people were glad to do so and brought their taxes. They dropped them in the chest until it was full.
10 Y todos los príncipes y todo el pueblo se holgaron: y traían, y echaban en el arca hasta henchirla.
11 Every so often the Levites took the chest to the king's officials. When they saw that it contained a large amount of money, the king's secretary and the chief officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest. Then they would carry it back to its place. They did this every day and collected a great deal of money.
11 Y como venía el tiempo para llevar el arca al magistrado del rey por mano de los Levitas, cuando veían que había mucho dinero, venía el escriba del rey, y el que estaba puesto por el sumo sacerdote, y llevaban el arca, y vaciábanla, y volvíanla á su lugar: y así lo hacían de día en día, y recogían mucho dinero;
12 Then the king and Jehoiada would allocate the money of those supervising the work on the Lord's Temple to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the Lord's Temple and craftsmen in iron and bronze to repair the Lord's Temple.
12 El cual daba el rey y Joiada á los que hacían la obra del servicio de la casa de Jehová, y tomaban canteros y oficiales que reparasen la casa de Jehová, y herreros y metalarios para componer la casa de Jehová.
13 The men doing the repairs worked hard and made good progress. They restored God's Temple to its original condition and strengthened it.
13 Hacían pues los oficiales la obra, y por sus manos fué la obra restaurada, y restituyeron la casa de Dios á su condición, y la consolidaron.
14 When they finished, they returned the money that was left to the king and Jehoiada, and with it utensils were made for the Lord's Temple, both for the worship services and for the burnt offerings, also bowls for incense and vessels of gold and silver. Burnt offerings were regularly offered in the Lord's Temple throughout Jehoiada's lifetime.
14 Y cuando hubieron acabado, trajeron lo que quedaba del dinero al rey y á Joiada, é hicieron de él vasos para la casa de Jehová, vasos para el servicio, morteros, cucharas, vasos de oro y de plata. Y sacrificaban holocaustos continuamente en la casa de Jehová todos los días de Joiada.
15 Jehoiada grew old and died at the age of 130, having lived a full life.
15 Mas Joiada envejeció, y murió harto de días: de ciento y treinta años era cuando murió.
16 He was buried with the kings in the City of David, for all the good he had done in Israel for God and his Temple.
16 Y sepultáronlo en la ciudad de David con los reyes, por cuanto había hecho bien con Israel, y para con Dios, y con su casa.
17 But after the death of Jehoiada, the leaders of Judah came to swear their loyalty to the king, and he listened to their advice.
17 Muerto Joiada, vinieron los príncipes de Judá, é hicieron acatamiento al rey; y el rey los oyó.
18 They abandoned the Temple of the Lord, the God of their forefathers, and worshiped Asherah poles and idols. Judah and Jerusalem were punished because of their sin.
18 Y desampararon la casa de Jehová el Dios de sus padres, y sirvieron á los bosques y á las imágenes esculpidas; y la ira vino sobre Judá y Jerusalem por este su pecado.
19 The Lord sent prophets to bring the people back to him and to warn them; but they refused to listen.
19 Y envióles profetas, para que los redujesen á Jehová, los cuales les protestaron: mas ellos no los escucharon.
20 Then the Spirit of God came to Zechariah, son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and told them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you break the Lord's commandments so that you cannot be successful? Since you have abandoned the Lord, he has abandoned you.’”
20 Y el espíritu de Dios envistió á Zachârías, hijo de Joiada el sacerdote, el cual estando sobre el pueblo, les dijo: Así ha dicho Dios: ¿Por qué quebrantáis los mandamientos de Jehová? No os vendrá bien de ello; porque por haber dejado á Jehová, él también os dejará.
21 Then the leaders hatched a plot to kill Zechariah, and on the orders of the king they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the Lord's Temple.
21 Mas ellos hicieron conspiración contra él, y cubriéronle de piedras por mandato del rey, en el patio de la casa de Jehová.
22 King Joash showed he had forgotten all about the loyalty and love shown to him by Jehoiada, Zechariah's father, by killing his son. As he died, Zechariah cried out, “May the Lord see what you've done and pay you back!”
22 No tuvo pues memoria el rey Joas de la misericordia que su padre Joiada había hecho con él, antes matóle su hijo; el cual dijo al morir: Jehová lo vea, y lo requiera.
23 At the end of the year, the Aramean army came to attack Joash. They invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the people's leaders, and sent all their plunder back to the king of Damascus.
23 A la vuelta del año subió contra él el ejército de Siria; y vinieron á Judá y á Jerusalem, y destruyeron en el pueblo á todos los principales de él, y enviaron todos sus despojos al rey á Damasco.
24 Even though the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the Lord gave them the victory over a very large army, because Judah had abandoned the Lord, the God of their forefathers. In this way they punished Joash.
24 Porque [aunque] el ejército de Siria había venido con poca gente, Jehová les entregó en sus manos un ejército muy numeroso; por cuanto habían dejado á Jehová el Dios de sus padres. Y con Joas hicieron juicios.
25 When the Arameans departed, they left Joash badly wounded. But then his own officers plotted against him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in his bed. He was buried in the City of David, but not in the cemetery of the kings.
25 Y yéndose de él [los Siros], dejáronlo en muchas enfermedades; y conspiraron contra él sus siervos á causa de las sangres de los hijos de Joiada el sacerdote, é hiriéronle en su cama, y murió: y sepultáronle en la ciudad de David, mas no lo sepultaron en los sepulcros de los reyes.
26 Those who plotted against him were Zabad, son of Shimeath, (an Ammonite woman), and Jehozabad, son of Shimrith, (a Moabite woman).
26 Los que conspiraron contra él fueron Zabad, hijo de Simath Ammonita, y Jozabad, hijo de Simrith Moabita.
27 The story of the sons of Joash, as well as the many prophecies about him and about the restoration of God's Temple, are recorded in the Commentary on the Book of the Kings. His son Amaziah took over as king.
27 De sus hijos, y de la multiplicación que hizo de las rentas, y de la instauración de la casa de Jehová, he aquí está escrito en la historia del libro de los reyes. Y reinó en su lugar Amasías su hijo.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Jehozabad
A servant of Joash, called 'son of Shomer', who struck Joash down at Beth-millo.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 12:21; 2 Chronicles 24:26
Shimeath
Ammonitess named as the mother of Zabad, who conspired against Joash.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 24:26
Shimrith
Moabitess named as the mother of Jehozabad, who conspired against Joash.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 24:26
Zechariah
Son of Jehoiada the priest on whom the Spirit of God came; he rebuked the people and was stoned by order of King Joash in the courtyard, saying "May the LORD see this and call you…
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 24:20; 2 Chronicles 24:21; 2 Chronicles 24:22
Zibiah
A woman of Beersheba named as the mother of King Joash of Judah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 12:1; 2 Chronicles 24:1
Cross references (26)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Chronicles 3:11; 2 Kings 11:21–12:15
- 2 2 Chronicles 25:2; 2 Chronicles 26:4–5; 2 Chronicles 24:17–22; 2 Kings 12:2; Isaiah 29:13
- 3 Matthew 19:4–8; Genesis 4:19; Genesis 21:21; 2 Chronicles 24:15; Genesis 24:4
- 5 2 Kings 12:4–7; 2 Chronicles 29:3; 2 Chronicles 34:8–9; 2 Chronicles 21:2
- 6 Exodus 30:12–16; Numbers 1:50; Numbers 17:7–8; Acts 7:44; 2 Samuel 24:3
- 7 2 Chronicles 21:17; Ezekiel 16:17–21; Daniel 5:2–4; Proverbs 10:7; 2 Kings 12:4
- 8 2 Kings 12:8–9; Mark 12:41
- 9 2 Chronicles 24:6; Matthew 17:24–27
- 10 2 Corinthians 9:7; Acts 2:45–47; 1 Chronicles 29:9; 2 Corinthians 8:2; Isaiah 64:5
- 11 1 Corinthians 16:2; 2 Kings 12:10–12
- 12 2 Chronicles 34:9–11; 1 Kings 5:15
- 13 Nehemiah 4:7; Haggai 2:3; 1 Chronicles 22:5; Mark 13:1–2
- 14 2 Kings 12:13–14; 1 Kings 7:50; Numbers 28:2–29; Proverbs 27:22; Exodus 29:38–42
- 15 Psalm 90:10; Genesis 25:8; Genesis 47:9; Psalm 91:16; Genesis 15:15
- 16 Hebrews 6:10; 2 Chronicles 31:20; Nehemiah 13:14; 2 Chronicles 23:1–21; 1 Kings 2:10
- 17 Deuteronomy 31:27; Daniel 11:32; Proverbs 20:19; Proverbs 29:12; 2 Peter 1:15
- 18 Joshua 22:20; Ephesians 5:6; 2 Chronicles 19:2; 2 Chronicles 24:4; 2 Chronicles 32:25
- 19 Jeremiah 26:5; Luke 16:31; 2 Kings 17:13–15; Isaiah 55:3; Matthew 13:9
- 20 Numbers 14:41; Jeremiah 5:25; 2 Chronicles 15:1–2; 2 Chronicles 20:14; 1 Chronicles 12:18
- 21 Nehemiah 9:26; Acts 7:58–59; Jeremiah 38:4–6; Jeremiah 18:18; Jeremiah 11:19
- 22 Genesis 9:5; Luke 11:51; John 10:32; Revelation 19:2; Revelation 6:9–11
- 23 2 Kings 12:17–18; Deuteronomy 32:35; 1 Kings 20:22; Psalm 82:6–7; 2 Chronicles 24:17–18
- 24 Leviticus 26:37; 2 Chronicles 22:8; Leviticus 26:8; Leviticus 26:25; Deuteronomy 28:25
- 25 2 Chronicles 28:27; 2 Chronicles 24:21–22; Psalm 10:14; 2 Kings 14:19–20; 2 Chronicles 21:18–20
- 26 2 Kings 12:21
- 27 2 Chronicles 16:11; 2 Chronicles 25:1; 2 Chronicles 24:12; 1 Chronicles 3:12; 2 Chronicles 9:29
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences